Real, engaging characters make for a relaxing summer read. Although he never utters a word or a sound in the text, the titular character of Jon Foyt’s charming romance is a white Angora cat who helps the principal character with both... Read More

Fantasy and reality walk hand in hand for a wounded veteran in this poignant story of love, loss, and faith. A wounded veteran returns home with more than just physical ailments to contend with in Along the Watchtower, which brings the... Read More

This modern-day Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a thriller that sketches out the world of adolescence with intelligence. Part thriller, part coming-of-age novel, this is a powerful exploration of friendship, loyalty, and young people... Read More

On the bookstore shelves today, there are many historical thrillers and science-fiction thrillers, with too many subcategories to mention. Chris Monaghan’s "The Collection" marries the historical and scientific into one eventful,... Read More

Chances are, even the most enthusiastic readers of memoir are not on the hunt for a coming-of-age account of a college boy coping with the dual trials of hemophilia and an HIV-positive status in the 1990s. Such a book could be passed... Read More

"Come Ride the Rails with Smokestack Jack", by Don E. Shank, is a historical fantasy about a young boy named Larry and his encounter with a puppet named Smokestack Jack. Jack escorts Larry through the United States, teaching him the... Read More

Distinguished professor John S. Peale is the son of the late Norman Vincent Peale, whom many consider one of the most influential clergymen of the twentieth century. The elder Peale was an esteemed minister and a best-selling author... Read More

Teacher and award-winning playwright Brenda Faye Collie introduces feisty high-school junior Loresha in Almost A Senior, the first volume of a planned trilogy. As the newly elected student-body president at fictional Major Horris High... Read More